Israeli journalist convicted for revealing Palestinian assassinations

[Leader]

Uri Blau, a reporter with Israel's Haaretz newspaper, was convicted on Tuesday under a plea bargain of possessing classified military documents that revealed deliberate targeted assassinations of Palestinian figures, an AFP correspondent said.

Blau was convicted at Tel Aviv District Court for possessing secret army papers that he received from a former soldier who was subsequently jailed on charges of spying.

As part of the plea bargain, which was agreed with the State Prosecutor's office on July 5, Blau agreed to admit to the charge of possessing secret information without intending to harm state security.

Sentencing will not take place until September.

"This is a precedent-setting prosecution of a journalist for doing his job," Jack Hen, one of his legal representatives told the paper's website, saying Blau should not have been indicted and that all of his reports had been approved by the military censor.

"According to it, the public's right to know and freedom of the press were seriously damaged by the decision to put a journalist on trial for these reasons."

Israel has tightened its censorship of Israeli media in recent years, ranking 92 in the latest global index on press freedom by Reporters Without Borders.

Court documents showed that former soldier Anat Kam handed some 1,800 documents to Blau who used some of them as the source for an article in 2008 which said troops had been ordered to carry out targeted killings of Palestinian militants in violation of a Supreme Court order.

Blau later handed over all the classified documents in his possession to the security establishment.

Kam was sentenced to four and a half years in jail in October 2011 after pleading guilty to leaking the documents.

She has said her actions were ideologically motivated and that she wanted to expose the army's policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.

http://english.al-akhbar.com/conten...onvicted-revealing-palestinian-assassinations

what a shame

 

[Leader]

Says a guy where Doctor was convicted for helping CIA .

Pot calling a kettle black . Eh ??

in what way can you possible compare the two occasions, except that you are a troll or a brainless idol worshiper?

 

[Cherokee]

in what way can you possible compare the two occasions, except that you are a troll or a brainless monkey worshiper?

Post Reported . If i stoop to your level you will commit suicide . Its Ramadan month so i will abstain from it . Post reported

 

[Patriot]

He should be sentenced to life in prison or death penalty.National Security is very important specially when you are surrounded by so many enemies or a huge enemy (In Pakistan's case).

 

[IZVINITE]

Truth is a powerful weapon & for a journalists in Israel it's also dangerous.

 

[Leader]

You Bad mouth me and call me low level just because you have no logical replies for my statement . Nice going kid . Keep it up .

one is a case of criminal conspiracy and the other is punishment for reporting a fact that was not barred by law.

I know why you said what you said. one you are indian, two, you are a troll, three you wanted to derail the topic, fourth you are a usless life on earth who got nothing better to do but to waste your time and others.

bugg off !!!

You Bad mouth me and call me low level just because you have no logical replies for my statement . Nice going kid . Keep it up .

one is a case of criminal conspiracy and the other is punishment for reporting a fact that was not barred by law.

I know why you said what you said. one you are indian, two, you are a troll, three you wanted to derail the topic, fourth you are a usless life on earth who got nothing better to do but to waste your time and others.

bugg off !!!

 

[Cherokee]

one is a case of criminal conspiracy and the other is punishment for reporting a fact that was not barred by law.

I know why you said what you said. one you are indian, two, you are a troll, three you wanted to derail the topic, fourth you are a usless life on earth who got nothing better to do but to waste your time and others.

bugg off !!!



one is a case of criminal conspiracy and the other is punishment for reporting a fact that was not barred by law.

I know why you said what you said. one you are indian, two, you are a troll, three you wanted to derail the topic, fourth you are a usless life on earth who got nothing better to do but to waste your time and others.

bugg off !!!

Its exactly the same case . Read again . Without Law even Israel can't arrest its Citizen . He breached a law and same was in case with Pakistan . Just Tell me How is it different .??And you should Practicing counting more . You could only count till four . I am concerned about it .

He should be sentenced to life in prison or death penalty.National Security is very important specially when you are surrounded by so many enemies or a huge enemy (In Pakistan's case).

Same is the case with Israel .

 

[Leader]

Its exactly the same case . Read again . Without Law even Israel can't arrest its Citizen . He breached a law and same was in case with Pakistan . Just Tell me How is it different .??And you should Practicing counting more . You could only count till four . I am concerned about it .

Now thats better and reasonable to answer.

one is a trial in which the foreign element has been aided by the local-hence a criminal conspiracy-

the other is a case where an unjust trial of a journalist has been made on the issue of exposing deliberate murder of palestinians.

Its exactly the same case . Read again . Without Law even Israel can't arrest its Citizen . He breached a law and same was in case with Pakistan . Just Tell me How is it different .??And you should Practicing counting more . You could only count till four . I am concerned about it .

Now thats better and reasonable to answer.

one is a trial in which the foreign element has been aided by the local-hence a criminal conspiracy-

the other is a case where an unjust trial of a journalist has been made on the issue of exposing deliberate murder of palestinians.

 

[Patriot]

Leader >>> He leaked classified documents so obviously he should be prosecuted for that.He is as guilty as Dr Afridi (Though Dr Afridi act was more severe and Dr Afridi deserves nothing less then death penalty because he worked with foreign intel agency..many precedents of this e.g Johnthan Pollard).

 

[Cherokee]

Now thats better and reasonable to answer.

one is a trial in which the foreign element has been aided by the local-hence a criminal conspiracy-

the other is a case where an unjust trial of a journalist has been made on the issue of exposing deliberate murder of palestinians.



Now thats better and reasonable to answer.

one is a trial in which the foreign element has been aided by the local-hence a criminal conspiracy-

the other is a case where an unjust trial of a journalist has been made on the issue of exposing deliberate murder of palestinians.

It was Military Secret . Selling or Leaking military secrets of your country is Punishable by death no what what the content is . And if we are talking about deliberation Pakistan was also deliberately hiding OBL which is wrong and That doctor did the right thing .

Problem with you is you are talking morally .

Talking legally both have done criminal offenses punishable by death

Leader >>> He leaked classified documents so obviously he should be prosecuted for that.

My point exactly

 

[Patriot]

I
Talking legally both have done criminal offenses punishable by death



My point exactly

Don't get your hatred of Pakistan get in the way - Dr Afridi is no hero.He is a paid spy nothing more nothing less.In fact Dr Afridi actions were far more severe as compared to this journalist..Dr Afridi is more like Jonathan Pollard but that guy did it for ideological reasons where as Dr Afridi did it for $$$.

 

[Leader]

Leader >>> He leaked classified documents so obviously he should be prosecuted for that.He is as guilty as Dr Afridi (Though Dr Afridi act was more severe and Dr Afridi deserves nothing less then death penalty because he worked with foreign intel agency..many precedents of this e.g Johnthan Pollard).

thats what journo do !! yes that would have been true if she had done with the intention to aid foreign elements. but investigative journalists cannot face trial for the work they do.

if you read the last line of the news item, only then you would realize that she is being alleged with a foreign ideology and that is the bases they have created out of the blues to convict her.

P.S. added "Seriously if I believe in humanitarian values, should I be convicted because I expose a deliberate murder by security force??"

that was not the case of dr. afridi he was working for a foreign agency.

 

[Cherokee]

Don't get your hatred of Pakistan get in the way - Dr Afridi is no hero.He is a paid spy nothing more nothing less.In fact Dr Afridi actions were far more severe as compared to this journalist..Dr Afridi is more like Jonathan Pollard but that guy did it for ideological reasons where as Dr Afridi did it for $$$.

Well I am saying he is same as Shakeel afridi . No difference so painting one as hero and other as victim doesn't work with me . Either both are heroes or both are victims . Views should be consistent no matter what nationality .

thats what journo do !! yes that would have been true if she had done with the intention to aid foreign elements. but investigative journalists cannot face trial for the work they do.

if you read the last line of the news item, only then you would realize that she is being alleged with a foreign ideology and that is the bases they have created out of the blues to convict her.

P.S. added "Seriously if I believe in humanitarian values, should I be convicted because I expose a deliberate murder by security force??"

that was not the case of dr. afridi he was working for a foreign agency.

They can when they leak military secrets . In Military , Spying and counter spying everything is not sunshine and roses . There are pretty dark and greasy parts too . Once anything no matter what has been classified as military secret any person leaking it is punishable under Law .

On humanitarian values they hold no ground or water in eyes of Law . If you break law even for "humanitarian" values you will be punished according to law . Not more not less .

 

[Leader]

Well I am saying he is same as Shakeel afridi . No difference so painting one as hero and other as victim doesn't work with me . Either both are heroes or both are victims . Views should be consistent no matter what nationality .



They can when they leak military secrets . In Military , Spying and counter spying everything is not sunshine and roses . There are pretty dark and greasy parts too . Once anything no matter what has been classified as military secret any person leaking it is punishable under Law .

On humanitarian values they hold no ground or water in eyes of Law . If you break law even for "humanitarian" values you will be punished according to law . Not more not less .

human rights is a fundamental law. dont know about your philosophy.